The Barker Shop Photo Workshops

02/09/2023

02/09/2023

I love dog walking! I have redefined what it is. Just give me a park and I work on the “smarts” as well as cardio when we are walking. This is Piper. She is spectacular! I have a lot of goals for her. I want her to climb that ladder, I’m conditioning her to being up high and on some funny surfaces and soon he may play basketball. Piper is a perfect example that dog walking should including walking, but we also need some fun a games for the dog.

01/15/2021

January Calendar Image - White Flower. White images require soft beautiful lighting and exposure adjustment. This photo was taken in a backyard garden during early morning light. Morning dew was everywhere, which always adds interest to a photo. Finding focus on an all white image takes patience. Exposure adjustment meant shooting 1-2 stops more open - the camera wants to make this flower gray, by opening up your aperture the white come out clean and bright. Additional sharpness and lighting adjustment can be made on the computer in Lightroom and Photoshop. Clean White high quality paper stock complete the image for the calendar.

01/15/2021

How to Photograph two Great Danes. You have to have two great assistants! Thank you Jen and Paige, I know your arms were tired after holding these two big ones! This is Maclaine and puppy Trace. Gorgeous Great Dane show dogs! Final photographs to be complete soon.

12/23/2020

2021 Calendar Cover - a monarch butterfly. So the first tip I can share about butterflies, is to learn about your subject. This summer I got the opportunity to watch Monarchs come out of their crysalisis. It was fascinating. The wings come out moist and need time to dry so the butterfly is quite still from 5 minutes to a half hour - perfect time to photograph!!! Much easier than me chasing the butterfly from plant to plant! So I prepare myself by having a flower ready for the butterfly, and I hoped lighting would be perfect. I fired off as many photos as I could until the butterfly flew off. Great experience. After the photoshoot I bring all the images into Lightroom and Photoshop and tweek everything I can to make everything perfect. Photographing butterflies is a very beautiful, joyful, satisfying experience. It was my favorite experiences all summer, had to be the cover of the calendar!

12/23/2020

For the last few years I have produced a calendar to benefit Bark from the Heart Rescue. I thought it might be helpful if I post and explained how I produced some of the images in the calendar. Keep and eye on this page if you like to learn my secrets!

08/24/2020

A simple tip - always photograph a rescue dog when you get a chance! Merry and Domino need a home - they deserve a great one, and I promise to help any rescue dog I can.

02/22/2020

How about a March Photo Workshop? We can have fun making St Patty Day magic. I’ll show you all the tricks from getting the whimsical expression to adding the props. Half Day sessions we can photograph at least 5-6 dogs. Call today and you can get hands on experience photographing some beautifully well groomed dogs.

02/19/2020

What's a Pet Photo Workshop? It's a place to get hands on experience getting a smile, not a snarl, from each and every dog. This is Gracie, and this was the only curled lip she had yesterday. We learned many tricks on helping her feel very comfortable.

09/07/2019

Looking to learn how to help your local Dog Rescue. At a workshop we can photograph rescue dogs for best adoption results and we can complete a rescue event by choosing an appropriate image and adding some copy. Kathy has 15 years of photography experience as well as rescue and marketing experience. Call today to schedule a workshop and help Save Lives!

07/25/2019

Do you have your own Dog Rescue? Do you volunteer for a rescue and love taking photos. Great photos can always help rescue dogs get adopted. Take a one day workshop from me and I promise you we will find more dogs great homes with better photography. We will take a hands on approach and photograph dogs all day long. This is Ava, a young, small lab who is currently available through Chicagoland Lab Rescue. She will be at The Barker Shop in La Grange, IL on Saturday.